000
FZNT02 KNHC 020951
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT JAN 02 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 04.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 23N80W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 
62W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
.24 HOUR WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N35W TO 14N60W. N OF 26.5N BETWEEN 
55W AND 60W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 60W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 21N47W. E OF 
50W NW OF A LINE FROM 25N50W TO 31N41W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 50W WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.ATL COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 23N80W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNING W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E 
OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS TO 60W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 20N74W. N OF 25N W 
OF FRONT AND E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
21 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 50W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N47W TO 23N60W THEN STATIONARY TO 
20N73W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND E OF 
BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
26N E OF FRONT TO 38W SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 46W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 14N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W 18N87W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N75W TO 16N88W. NW OF FRONT 
N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 19.5N74W TO 18.5N86W TO 
16N87W. NW OF FRONT 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF LINE FROM 23N98W TO 30N91W N TO NE WIND 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25.5N E OF 90W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 90W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 27.5N W OF 91W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.